marine forecasts for Pacific waters issued by Environment Canada at
4:00 a.M. PST Sunday 22 November 2009 for today tonight and Monday.
The next scheduled forecasts will be issued at 10:30 a.M.
Fog implies visibility less than 1 mile.
Strait of Georgia - north of nanaimo.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 early
this morning then becoming northwest 10 to 20 late this morning.
Wind diminishing to light late this afternoon then increasing to
southeast 20 overnight. Wind increasing to southeast 40 Monday
morning then diminishing to south 15 Monday evening. Periods of rain
ending early this morning. Rain beginning overnight.
Strait of Georgia - south of nanaimo.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 early
this morning then diminishing to light late this evening. Wind
increasing to southeast 20 Monday morning and to 35 near noon
Monday. Wind diminishing to south 20 Monday evening. Periods of rain
ending this morning. Rain beginning Monday morning.
Howe Sound.
Wind northerly outflow 25 to 30 knots diminishing to light early this
morning then increasing to southerly inflow 10 to 20 near noon. Wind
becoming variable 5 to 15 this evening. Periods of rain ending near
noon. Rain beginning Monday morning.
Haro Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 this morning
then diminishing to 15 this evening. Wind increasing to southeast 15
to 25 overnight and to 35 Monday morning. Wind diminishing to south
25 Monday evening. Periods of rain ending this morning. Rain
beginning Monday morning.
Juan de Fuca Strait - East Entrance.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northeasterly 20 to 30 knots increasing to westerly 35 to 45
early this morning then diminishing to 20 to 30 early this evening.
Wind diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late overnight then increasing
to southeast 25 Monday morning. Wind increasing to southeast 35 near
noon Monday then diminishing to southwest 25 Monday evening. Periods
of rain ending this morning. Rain beginning overnight.
Juan de Fuca Strait - central Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind easterly 20 to 30 knots increasing to westerly 30 to 40 early
this morning then diminishing to 20 early this evening. Wind
diminishing to light near midnight then increasing to easterly 10 to
20 overnight. Wind increasing to westerly 25 Monday afternoon.
Periods of rain ending early this morning. Rain beginning overnight.
Juan de Fuca Strait - West Entrance.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind westerly 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 20 early this evening and
to variable 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 25
overnight and to 35 Monday morning. Wind diminishing to westerly 20
Monday afternoon. Periods of rain ending early this morning. Rain
beginning overnight.
Johnstone Strait.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 20 early this
morning then becoming variable 5 to 15 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 25 late overnight and to 45 Monday morning.
Wind diminishing to northwest 20 Monday afternoon. A few showers
ending late this afternoon. Rain beginning after midnight.
Queen Charlotte Strait.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 early this
morning then diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late this afternoon.
Wind increasing to southeast 25 to 35 late this evening and to 50
overnight. Wind diminishing to west 25 Monday afternoon. A few
showers ending early this afternoon. Rain overnight and Monday.
West Coast Vancouver Island north.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots except southeast 25 over southeastern
sections early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 25 to 35 late
this morning then diminishing to west 15 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 20 to 30 this evening and to 35 to 45 near
midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 50 to 60 after midnight then
diminishing to northwest 35 Monday morning. Wind diminishing to west
25 Monday afternoon and to light Monday evening. A few showers
ending near noon. Rain overnight and Monday morning.
West Coast Vancouver Island south.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind variable 15 to 25 knots increasing to northwest 30 to 40 early
this morning then diminishing to west 20 this afternoon. Wind
diminishing to variable 5 to 15 early this evening then increasing
to southeast 25 to 35 late overnight. Wind increasing to southeast
35 to 45 Monday morning then diminishing to west 25 Monday
afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Monday evening. A few showers
ending late this morning. Rain overnight and Monday.
Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 late this
morning then becoming southwest 15 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 30 to 40 late this evening and to 45 to 55
after midnight. Wind diminishing to west 30 Monday morning and to
southwest 15 Monday evening. A few showers ending early this
morning. Rain overnight and Monday.
Queen Charlotte Sound - western half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 30 to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to 30 early this
morning and to southwest 15 early this afternoon. Wind increasing to
southeast 35 to 45 late this evening and to 45 to 55 after midnight.
Wind diminishing to west 30 Monday morning and to southwest 15
Monday evening. Chance of showers this morning. Rain late this
evening overnight and Monday morning.
Central coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind easterly 25 to 35 knots becoming northwest 25 to 35 this morning
then diminishing to southwest 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to
southeast 25 to 35 late this evening and to 55 overnight. Wind
diminishing to west 30 Monday afternoon and to southwest 15 Monday
evening. Periods of rain ending late this morning. Rain overnight
and Monday.
Hecate Strait - northern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late
this morning then increasing to south 20 early this evening. Wind
increasing to southeast 40 late this evening and to 55 after
midnight. Wind diminishing to west 25 Monday morning and to
southwest 15 Monday evening. Chance of showers this morning. Rain
late this evening overnight and Monday morning.
Hecate Strait - southern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 late this
morning and to variable 5 to 15 late this afternoon. Wind increasing
to southeast 35 this evening and to 45 to 55 after midnight. Wind
diminishing to west 25 Monday morning and to southwest 15 Monday
evening. Chance of showers this morning. Rain late this evening
overnight and Monday morning.
Dixon Entrance east.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots except northeasterly outflow 25 near
the Mainland inlets. Wind becoming variable 5 to 15 early this
morning then increasing to southeast 25 early this evening. Wind
increasing to southeast 35 late this evening and to 40 to 50 after
midnight. Wind diminishing to west 25 Monday morning. Chance of
showers this morning. Rain late this evening overnight and Monday
morning.
Dixon Entrance west - west of Langara.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming variable 5 to 15 late this
morning then increasing to southeast 25 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late this evening then diminishing
to southwest 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Monday
evening. Chance of showers this morning. Rain tonight.
Dixon Entrance west - east of Langara.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind variable 10 to 20 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35 early
this evening and to 40 to 50 near midnight. Wind diminishing to west
30 Monday morning. Rain beginning late this evening and ending
Monday morning.
West Coast charlottes - northern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to variable 5 to 15 late
this morning then increasing to southeast 25 late this afternoon.
Wind increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late this evening then
diminishing to southwest 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest
15 Monday evening. Chance of showers early this morning. Rain
tonight and Monday morning.
West Coast charlottes - southern half.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming southwest 20 early this
afternoon then backing to southeast 25 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 40 to 50 late this evening then diminishing
to southwest 30 overnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Monday
evening. Chance of showers early this morning. Rain tonight and
Monday morning.
Douglas Channel.
Wind northeasterly outflow 15 to 25 knots diminishing to variable 5
to 15 early this morning then increasing to northeasterly outflow 25
overnight. Wind diminishing to light near noon Monday. A few
flurries and a few showers ending this morning. Snow and rain
beginning late this evening and changing to rain Monday morning.
Visibility 1 mile or less in precipitation.
Bowie.
Storm Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots diminishing to westerly 20 this morning
then increasing to southeast 30 to 40 late this afternoon. Wind
increasing to southeast 40 to 50 early this evening then diminishing
to southwest 30 near midnight. Wind diminishing to southwest 15
Monday evening. Rain beginning late this afternoon and ending
overnight.
Explorer - northwestern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots diminishing to 25 to 35 early this
morning and to southwest 20 early this afternoon. Wind increasing to
southeast 45 this evening then diminishing to west 25 Monday
morning. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 Monday afternoon then
backing to southeast 15 Monday evening. Rain beginning late this
afternoon and ending Monday morning.
Explorer - southeastern half.
Gale Warning in effect.
Wind northwest 35 to 45 knots diminishing to 25 to 35 early this
morning and to west 15 this afternoon. Wind increasing to south 30
this evening and to southeast 45 after midnight. Wind diminishing to
west 30 Monday morning and to 15 Monday afternoon. Wind becoming
southeast 15 Monday evening. Rain beginning late this evening and
ending Monday morning.
